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Every book I read on networking talked about how important it was to build rapport: to mirror people or feign an interest in their interests. In short, use whatever techniques you can to be liked by people, then you can do business with them. Yet something wasn’t stacking up.

If you think today's stars go to great lengths for beauty, it's nothing compared to what the screen sirens of yore did for vanity's sake. With their glowing skin, tumbling curls and perfect pouts, vintage beauties such as Elizabeth Taylor and Audrey Hepburn are still the envy of women today.

I place my green tea gingerly next to my iPhone. Next, I angle the artificial flower, which reminds me of my fellow coaches. Then I do the most important step – I take 10 deep breaths. The kind of breaths that connect me to my inner-self and centre me to the present.

These last 10 days have been harrowing. I was in Hong Kong for a show when my dad fell ill. Racing to Bombay to be with him whilst he was in hospital and trying to be as much of a backup for my mum, as was possible, has been hard. It’s Father’s Day this week, and in the helter-skelter run to India via Singapore from Hong Kong, I completely forgot about it. (Editor's note: This post was first published on June 19, 2016.)